City of Sunnyvale  
Meeting Minutes  
Sustainability Commission  
Monday, July 21, 2025  
7:00 PM  
Online and Redwood Conference Room,  
City Hall, 456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale,  
CA 94086  
CALL TO ORDER  
Vice Chair Nabhan called the meeting to order at 7:01 p.m. in the Redwood  
Conference Room (Room 140) at City Hall.  
SALUTE TO THE FLAG  
Vice Chair Nabhan led the salute to the flag.  
ROLL CALL  
Present: 6 -  
Chair Jeffery Nabhan  
Commissioner Madeline Chang  
Commissioner Colin Ford  
Commissioner Cortney Jansen  
Commissioner Richard Parenteau  
Vice Chair Kristina Pistone  
Absent: 1 - Commissioner Douglas Kunz  
Commissioner Kunz's absence was excused by general  
consent.  
Council Liaison - Councilmember Srinivasan (present)  
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS  
AJ voiced concerns about the capital improvement projects at the Sunnyvale Water  
Pollution Control Plant and SMaRT Station. AJ asked the Sustainability Commission  
to request a cost-effectiveness report on the multi-million-dollar projects planned at  
the two facilities that will expand organics processing and energy generation.  
STUDY SESSION  
25-0773  
ESD 23-01: Climate Budgeting Study Issue Update  
Madeline Khair, Environmental Programs Manager, and Christina Raby,  
Environmental Engineering Coordinator, presented an update on Study Issue ESD  
23-01: Climate Budgeting. Commissioners asked questions and staff provided  
answers. The Sustainability Commission generally supported staff’s recommended  
approach for ESD 23-01 and asked staff to:  
1. Consider a way to track projects that are unsupportive of Climate  
Action Playbook (CAP) goals.  
2. Consider a way to share a summary of projects aligned with the  
CAP outside of the annual budget summary report.  
Vice Chair Nabhan opened public comment at 7:53 p.m.  
AJ questioned how projects 837440 – Producing Recycled Water and 837450 –  
Recycled Water Pipeline Expansion align with the City’s Climate Action Playbook  
goals.  
Vice Chair Nabhan closed public comment at 7:55 p.m.  
CONSENT CALENDAR  
25-0774  
Approve the Sustainability Commission Meeting Minutes of  
May 19, 2025  
Commissioner Pistone moved and Commissioner Jansen seconded the motion to  
approve the consent calendar.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
Yes: 3 -  
Chair Nabhan  
Commissioner Jansen  
Vice Chair Pistone  
No: 0  
Absent: 1 - Commissioner Kunz  
Abstain: 3 -  
Commissioner Chang  
Commissioner Ford  
Commissioner Parenteau  
PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS  
25-0632  
Selection of Chair and Vice Chair  
Vice Chair Nabhan provided an overview of the Chair and Vice Chair selection  
process and stated Commissioner Kunz noted in writing that he would accept the  
Vice Chair role if nominated.  
Vice Chair Nabhan opened the floor to nominations for the office of Chair.  
Commissioner Jansen nominated, and Commissioner Pistone seconded, Vice  
Commissioner Nabhan to serve as Chair of the Sustainability Commission.  
Vice Commissioner Nabhan accepted the nomination.  
With no further nominations, Vice Chair Nabhan closed the floor for the nominations  
for the office of Chair.  
The Commissioners voted to elect Vice Chair Nabhan to serve as the Chair as  
follows:  
Yes: 6 -  
Chair Nabhan  
Commissioner Chang  
Commissioner Ford  
Commissioner Jansen  
Commissioner Parenteau  
Vice Chair Pistone  
No: 0  
Absent: 1 - Commissioner Kunz  
Vice Chair Nabhan was elected as Chair of the Sustainability Commission.  
Vice Chair Nabhan opened the floor to nominations for the office of Vice Chair.  
Commissioner Parenteau nominated, and Commissioner Jansen seconded,  
Commissioner Kunz to serve as Vice Chair.  
Commissioner Kunz accepted the nomination via email prior to the meeting.  
Vice Chair Nabhan nominated, and Commissioner Jansen seconded, Commissioner  
Pistone to serve as Vice Chair.  
Commissioner Pistone accepted the nomination.  
With no further nominations, Vice Chair Nabhan closed the floor for the nominations  
for the office of Vice Chair.  
The Commission first voted to elect Commissioner Kunz to serve as the Vice Chair  
as follows:  
Yes: 1 - Commissioner Jansen  
No: 0  
Absent: 1 - Commissioner Kunz  
Abstain: 5 -  
Chair Nabhan  
Commissioner Chang  
Commissioner Ford  
Commissioner Parenteau  
Vice Chair Pistone  
The Commission then voted to elect Commissioner Pistone to serve as the Vice  
Chair as follows:  
Yes: 5 -  
Chair Nabhan  
Commissioner Chang  
Commissioner Ford  
Commissioner Parenteau  
Vice Chair Pistone  
No: 0  
Absent: 1 - Commissioner Kunz  
Abstain: 1 - Commissioner Jansen  
Commissioner Pistone was elected as Vice Chair of the Sustainability Commission.  
STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES  
None.  
NON-AGENDA ITEMS AND COMMENTS  
-Commissioner Comments  
Commissioner Jansen announced that the Department of Toxic Substances Control  
is currently accepting public comments through August 4, 2025, regarding the  
proposed addition of microplastics to its Candidate Chemicals List.  
Commissioner Parenteau encouraged Commissioners and members of the public to  
utilize the available clean energy funding and incentive programs during the  
remaining six months of the year, noting that these opportunities may not be  
extended beyond that period.  
Councilmember Srinivasan expressed appreciation for the opportunity to serve as  
the Council liaison to the Sustainability Commission for the upcoming six months.  
-Staff Comments  
Ms. Khair and Ms. Raby reported on previous and upcoming events.  
INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS  
25-0775  
Updated Annual Work Plan July 2025  
ADJOURNMENT  
The meeting was adjourned at 8:27 p.m.